Foard County, Texas Records

Foard County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 3, 1891 from Knox County, Hardeman County, Cottle County. This county was named for Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Confederate major in the Civil War.

Foard County is bordered by Hardeman County (north), Wilbarger County (east), Baylor County (southeast), Knox County (south), King County (southwest), Cottle County (west).

Foard County Cities and Towns include Crowell, Thalia..

A Map of Foard County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Foard County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Foard County Courthouse is located in Crowell, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Foard county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Foard County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1891, Land Records from 1891, Probate Records from 1891 and Court Records from 1891. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
• Foard County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Foard County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940

Foard County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Foard County, Texas Resources

• Foard Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Foard County, Texas Message Boards

Foard County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Foard County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Foard Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Foard Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Foard County History
• Foard County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Foard Co. TXGenweb
• Foard County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Foard County, Texas Military Records